English Grammar Practice Question

EnglishGrammar - Verb Forms (Infinitives/Gerunds)Medium

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1. It is important --- wildflowers --- their negative effects.

A) to prevent / to avoid

B) preventing / being avoided

C) to have been prevented / avoided

D) prevented / to be avoided

E) to be prevented / avoid

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The sentence starts with the structure It is important. In English, when we use It plus adjective, we usually follow it with a to-infinitive to describe the action.

Structure: It + adjective + to-infinitive

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Looking at the first blank, we are talking about wildfires. To prevent is a natural choice here because it expresses a general purpose or responsibility.

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Now let's look at the second part of the sentence. We want to explain why we prevent wildfires. This indicates a purpose.

Purpose Clause: to + base verb

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Subject
English
Topic
Grammar - Verb Forms (Infinitives/Gerunds)
Difficulty
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Question Type
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